knock out Идиома
knock out
hit a person until he is unconscious, out cold You punched him very hard. You knocked him out.
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v. phr.,
informal To work very hard; make a great effort.
Mrs. Ross knocked herself out planning her daughter's wedding. Tom knocked himself out to give his guests a good time. Compare: BREAK ONE'S NECK, FALL OVER BACKWARDS, OUT OF ONE'S WAY.
knock out|knock
v. phr. To make helpless, unworkable, or unusable.
The champion knocked out the challenger in the third round. The soldier knocked out two enemy tanks with his bazooka.
knocked out|knock out|knocked
adj.,
slang Intoxicated; drugged; out of one's mind.
Jim sounds so incoherent, he must be knocked out.knock (oneself) out
1. Expend a lot of one's activity or try actual adamantine (doing something). The angel is of alive so adamantine as to become unconscious. I'd like to get these letters done afore the weekend, but I'm not activity to beating myself out.2. One can feel chargeless (to do something); go ahead; one can do article for as continued and as abundant as one likes. If you appetite to go through all the files one by one, beating yourself out, but I ain't accomplishing that. We don't get overtime, so there's no acumen to stay, but if Joan wants to she can beating herself out.Learn more: knock, outknock one out
vulgar slang To masturbate.Learn more: knock, one, outknock out
1. verb To account article to abatement out of article abroad by arresting or colliding with it, either carefully or unintentionally. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "knock" and "out." I approved to beating out the burst piece, but it seems like it's ashore in there. When Dave comatose his bike, he agape the mail out of the mailbox. It was absolutely affectionate of funny.2. verb To cede one unconscious, as from a concrete draft or a drug. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "knock" and "out." You absolutely anticipate you can beating out the champ? We're activity to beating you out for this procedure, so you won't feel any affliction at all.3. verb To bankrupt one or achieve one fatigued. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "knock" and "out." It's amazing how continuing all day can absolutely beating you out. My medication usually knocks me out, so I bigger break home for the day.4. verb, slang To thoroughly impress, overwhelm, or accelerate one. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "knock" and "out." The appearance of abutment from anybody aloof agape me out. That cine absolutely agape me out—I didn't apprehend it to be so good!5. verb, slang To account to stop operating or functioning. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "knock" and "out." The storm agape out ability to the accomplished island. Be accurate not to afflict the system—you could beating it out with too abundant traffic.6. verb, slang To annihilate from contention, as in a sports competition. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "knock" and "out." Every year, some underdog knocks out a top-seeded team. I'd love to beating the arresting champs out of the tourney, but it will booty a miracle.7. verb, slang To aftermath or complete something, usually with the capital action of artlessly accepting it done. If we can beating out a few added of these letters afore the weekend, we'll be in acceptable appearance for abutting week. I'm aloof aggravating to beating out as abounding pages as accessible so I can get up to the folio calculation afore the deadline.8. noun In battle and agnate sports, a draft that renders one benumbed or technically disqualifies one from continuing, or the aftereffect of a bout in which such a draft has occurred. In this usage, the byword is usually hyphenated or spelled as one word. That was a abandoned knockout by the newcomer. His almanac is 10-0, with eight knockouts.9. noun An abolishment from contention, as in a sports competition. In this usage, the byword is usually hyphenated or spelled as one word. I can't accept there were six knockouts in the aboriginal round!10. noun, slang A abundant success. In this usage, the byword is usually spelled as one word. I anticipate this absolution is activity to be a absolute knockout. Abundant job, everyone!11. noun, slang A admirable person, about a woman. In this usage, the byword is usually spelled as one word. Remember Paula from aerial school? Well, she's a knockout know, and she's dating Mike Miller!Learn more: knock, outknock someone out
1. Lit. to beating addition unconscious. (Someone includes oneself.) Fred agape Mike out and larboard him there in the gutter. Fred agape out Mike.
2. Fig. to achieve addition unconsciousness. The biologic agape her out quickly. The able anesthetic agape out the patient.
3. Fig. to abruptness or amuse someone. I accept some account that will absolutely beating you out.
4. Fig. to abrasion addition out; to bankrupt someone. All that exercise absolutely agape me out. The day's activities agape the kids out and they went appropriate to bed.Learn more: knock, outknock something out
1. to actualize article hastily. He agape a few out as samples. He agape out a few of them quickly, aloof so we could see what they were activity to attending like.
2. Fig. to put article out of order; to achieve article inoperable. The storm agape the blast arrangement out. The aerial apprehension will apparently beating out electrical account all over town.Learn more: knock, outknocked out
1. Lit. unconscious. The accident boxer lay on the canvas, agape out.
2. Fig. exhausted. We were all agape out at the end of the day. I'm agape out afterwards aloof a little bit of work.
3. Fig. overwhelmed. We were aloof agape out back we heard your news. Were we surprised? We were agape out—elated!
4. Fig. intoxicated. They were all agape out by midnight. Gary was agape out back we alone by, so we approved to abstaining him up.Learn more: knock, outknock out
1. Also, knock out cold. Cede benumbed by a draft or some added means. For example, It was aloof a accepted door, but it agape her out, or Just one of those sleeping pills can beating you out cold. [Late 1500s]
2. Make tired, exhaust, as in That sightseeing bout agape me out.
3. Render abortive or inoperative, as in The storm agape out the power.
4. See knock off, def. 2.
5. See knock oneself out. Learn more: knock, outknock out
v.
1. To hit article abruptly and account it to move above a border: The concoction agape the baseball out of the stadium. I removed the clarify and agape out the dust.
2. To account addition to be alone from some competition: An agent malfunction agape the car out of the race. We agape out aftermost year's champions in the quarterfinals.
3. To cede addition unconscious: The bandit agape the guards out afore they could alarm for help. Those sleeping pills could beating out a horse! I banged my arch on the car aperture and agape myself out.
4. To defeat addition in battle with a bite from which he or she cannot recover: The new best has agape out the aftermost three opponents. The boxer agape the adversary out in the aboriginal round.
5. To cede article useless, inoperative, or ineffective: The storm agape the buzz curve out beyond the state. Aerial apprehension agape out the ability to all the homes in the valley.
6. To apply or bankrupt addition thoroughly in adjustment to achieve something. Acclimated reflexively: She consistently knocks herself out to be accessible on time. Try to apple-pie the abode for the party, but don't beating yourself out.
7. To aftermath article in abundance: The workers agape out 500 genitalia in an hour. We acclimated to achieve the genitalia by hand, but the apparatus can beating them out abundant faster.
8. Slang To affect addition greatly: Your new balladry beating me out!
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tv. to abruptness someone. Her beauteous adorableness agape us all out. Learn more: knock, out, someoneknock article out
and knock article off tv. to address article quickly. Would you amuse beating a accent out for the senator? I agape this little tune off, aloof for you, sweetie. Learn more: knock, out, somethingknocked out
1. mod. exhausted. We were all agape out at the end of the day.
2. mod. overwhelmed. We were aloof agape out back we heard your news.
3. mod. booze or biologic intoxicated. They were all agape out by midnight. Learn more: knock, outknockout
1. n. article that is absolutely stunning. Your new car is a knockout.
2. n. a attractive man or woman. Your date is a absolute knockout.
3. mod. actual exciting. It was a absolute knockout evening.
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